19:15 Wolverhampton

Tuesday 29 January 2019

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Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap

Off time: 19:24 | Winning time: 1m 11.85s

(8)

Gulliver^p,t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 100| CD

13/2

3-14 on the AW and in sound form of late making the frame on each of his last three starts, including in Conditions races; beaten a mere ¾L off this mark by Island Of Life in a 6f Class 2 handicap at Kempton in December.

Form: 60022-3

(1)

Udontdodou³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Philip Prince| T: R C Guest| OR: 98| D

25/1

Cosy neck winner off a 10lb lower mark at Windsor in August (6f, good to firm) but finished well behind the runner-up Gulliver in a C&D Conditions Stakes on Boxing Day; stablemate of Exchequer.

Form: 256106-

(5)

Sanaadh^t⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: F Norton| T: M Wigham| OR: 92

3/1

Bought for £26,000 out of Andreas Wohler's yard having won twice in Germany (6f-7f); 1-1 on the AW after springing a 16/1 surprise at Newcastle in December (7f) when beating Boy In The Bar by a head; now 2lb higher.

Form: 1168/71-

(4)

Exchequer^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: J Fanning| T: R C Guest| OR: 90| D

15/2

Pleasing AW strike-rate (6-22) - boosted by a pair of emphatic wins at Kempton (6f-7f) in the final months of 2018; ran right up to that form when back from a short break latest (third); stablemate of Udontdodou; should remain competitive.

Form: 29011-3

(7)

Mokaatil^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Donohoe| T: Ian Williams| OR: 90

33/1

5f juvenile winner for Owen Burrows; joined this trainer for £18,000 in September 2018 and ran a reasonable race at this track (5f) immediately prior to Christmas; work on with El Hombre on Lingfield (6f) evidence.

Form: 957845-

(3)

Shamshon¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: R Kingscote| T: S C Williams| OR: 85| C

6/1

Remains on an upward curve, despite being 10lb higher than when winning at this track (5f) in November; no match for the ready winner and £200,000 purchase Gorgeous Noora (has lofty targets ahead) at Lingfield latest; respected.

Form: 6216-12

(6)

James Street¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-1| J: L Morris| T: H Palmer| OR: 89| BF| D

6/5

Solid, reliable performer (3-7 career); made all to win a 6f novice event at Kempton in December and has kicked on since twice finishing runner-up, including when beaten a short-head by No Nonsense in a 6f Lingfield AW Championships FTQ.

Form: 1181-22

Non-Runners

(2)

El Hombre²¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: K Dalgleish J: Callum Rodriguez

Forecasts

James Street (6/5), Sanaadh (3/1), Shamshon (6/1), Gulliver (13/2), Exchequer (15/2), El Hombre (8/1), Udontdodou (25/1), Mokaatil (33/1)

Another very tricky race. As a 3yo the reliable JAMES STREET undoubtedly has potential for further improvement and should make the majority of shortlists competing off bottom-weight. At the other end of the handicap sits the 5yo Gulliver who has also been keeping solid form recently, including when finishing second off this mark in a similar Class 2 contest at Kempton in December. Wetherby handler Richard Guest is doubly-represented with the trail-blazing Exchequer the obvious pick of his pair, whilst others with fair claims include the improving Shamshon and the 7f Newcastle scorer Sanaadh.